Forming system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11453037-B2
Application number	US-201916512492-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	Mar 30, 2017
Publication date	Sep 27, 2022
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022

Abstract

A forming system forming a metal pipe by expanding a metal pipe material, includes: a main body part having a forming die for forming the metal pipe; an electrode causing a current to flow through the metal pipe material disposed in the forming die such that the metal pipe material is heated; a power supply unit disposed at a position separated from the main body part and supplying power to the electrode; and a power supply line connecting the power supply unit and the electrode, in which the power supply line includes a lower-side passing portion passing through a lower side of a placing surface on which the main body part is placed, a first connection portion drawn to an upper side of the placing surface and connecting the lower-side passing portion and the electrode, and a second connection portion connecting the lower-side passing portion and the power supply unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A forming system which forms a metal pipe by expanding a metal pipe material, comprising:
a main body having a forming die for forming the metal pipe;
an electrode which is disposed outside the forming die and causes an electric current to flow through the metal pipe material disposed in the forming die such that the metal pipe material is heated;
a power supply unit which is disposed at a position separated from the main body and supplies electric power to the electrode; and
a power supply line which connects the power supply unit and the electrode,
wherein the power supply line includes
a lower-side passing path which passes through a lower side of a placing surface on which the main body is placed and on which or beside which the power supply unit is placed,
a first connection portion which is drawn to an upper side of the placing surface and connects the lower-side passing path and the electrode, and
a second connection portion which connects the lower-side passing path and the power supply unit,

wherein a pair of the electrode is provided to face each other in a first direction in a horizontal direction so as to support both end sides of the metal pipe material, in a state of being disposed in the forming die, in a longitudinal direction,
a die replacement carriage disposition part for allowing a die replacement carriage to advance and retreat is provided on one side with respect to the main body in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction in the horizontal direction,
a handling unit which performs installation and removal of the metal pipe material with respect to the forming die is provided on another side with respect to the main body in the second direction, and
the first connection portion is drawn to the upper side of the placing surface from a position other than an area on the one side with respect to the main body in the second direction.

2. The forming system according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection portion is drawn to the upper side of the placing surface from an area on the other side with respect to the main body in the second direction.

3. The forming system according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection portion is drawn to the upper side of the placing surface from each of areas on both sides of the main body in the first direction.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Inventors

• SAIKA Masayuki
• Ishizuka Masayuki
• NOGIWA Kimihiro
• Ide Akihiro
• UENO Norieda

Classifications

• C21D8/10

  during manufacturing of tubular bodies · CPC title

• B21D37/16

  Heating or cooling · CPC title

• B21D26/033 Primary

  Deforming tubular bodies (corrugating tubes by applying fluid pressure B21D15/03, B21D15/10) · CPC title

• C21D9/085

  Cooling or quenching · CPC title

• B21D37/147

  Tool exchange carts · CPC title